After completing counter-piracy patrols in the Indian Ocean, ESPS Navarra (EUROMARFOR task group ship inside the EUNAVFOR task force), entered the port of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to re-supply the ship.

On Thursday 16th October 2014 the EUROMARFOR and European Union Naval Force flagship, ITS Andrea Doria and Japanese Navy warship, JS Takanami, which is currently deployed with Combined Maritime Force CTF151, carried out a counter-piracy exercise at sea in the Gulf of Aden.

The Italian Predator team, which is based in Djibouti, carried out a successful 11 hour check test flight and was able to highlight its effectiveness in carrying out long-range surveillance and reconnaissance patrols.